Larson to seek seat as Wheatfield supervisor

by jmaloni

Fri, Jun 7th 2013 03:00 pm

Tom Larson

Tom Larson this week announced his
candidacy for supervisor in the Town of Wheatfield.

Larson, 54, is running on a platform of
restoring responsiveness to Town Hall and putting an end to the constant
reduction of services and the ever-increasing taxes that have plagued
Wheatfield families for the past four years.

Stating, "The town of Wheatfield deserves
better," Larson envisions a transparent town government.

He indicates that currently only minimal
"public input" periods are allocated before and after "the regular Town Board
meeting," therefore concerns cannot be addressed while actions are being taken,
often on items not on the agenda.

Larson, a Republican committee-member, is
an active member of the Air National Guard, based out of the Niagara Falls Air
Reserve Station, and a computer and networking analyst for the University of
Buffalo. Larson and his wife Rita have been married for 35 years, and have
three children.

"I have a plan to restore Wheatfield to a
caring community with a reduced tax-burden, that provides services to
Wheatfield families, without making excuses!" Larson said.

He went on to say that the current
administration seems to be more interested in providing jobs for friends and
family members and that residents should have equal opportunity for town
employment vacancies.

He believes that there needs to be fiscal
responsibility in the spending of the taxpayer's money, and an elimination of
unnecessary taxes and fees such as the highway tax and fees for the youth
center, he said.

"My administration would absolutely work
to eliminate the unnecessary highway tax, reduce the bloated water rates,
return our Youth Center to our Wheatfield children, return animal control to
our Wheatfield families, and not take away library funding and other quality of
life programs. It's time to give the residents the Wheatfield they deserve," he
said.

"I will be running in the Republican
primary and plan to run a strong positive campaign with ideas for the future,
not excuses. Together, we will make Wheatfield a better place!" Larson
concluded.